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11-08-2004, 08:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Paris, France | | | Jean-François Jenny-Clark
Known in France as J-F, he has left a lasting impression among jazz musicians as well as doublebass educators. I just listened to Triple Entente, his last recording in trio with Joachim Kühn and Daniel Humair: this is trio jazz at its highest level ! One of the few instances where the comparison to Bill Evans trios can be sustained. AMG bio on Jean-François Jenny-Clark is empty... maybe a knowlegeable TBDBer will fill that blank ? To me, his name is associated with Don Cherry, Gato Barbieri, Aldo Romano on an live LP which was never released in CD format.
In any case, what other recordings (if any) with Jean-François Jenny-Clark you guys would recommend ?
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11-08-2004, 10:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Oh man...there was one from awhile back...it was him and another bassist with Martial Solal. Just ridiculous great stuff. One of them, J-F as I recall, did mostly arco, while the other (NHOP maybe?) pizzed. Fuzzy on the details.
Sorry, O....can't remember the title, the album belonged to a friend. |
11-09-2004, 04:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: London, UK | | | Theres a great Barre Phillips album on Japo, called "for all it is", I've gone on about it a few times on this forum. It has 4 bassists, including J F Jenny-Clark. The other two are Barry Guy, and I think Palle Daniellson. Stu Martin on drums. Don't know if its easily available, I've got an old vinyl copy, but its a great record. |
11-09-2004, 04:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: London, UK | | | I just did a quick google search, and there seem to be a few articles on him in French. Looks like he's worked with Don Cherry, Michel Petrucciani and Stockhausen! |
11-09-2004, 06:43 AM
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If I recall correctly, he did an album with trombonist Roswell Rudd, and this was dynamite stuff!
Bonne journée,
François
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11-09-2004, 07:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | | Another one of those cats that when I see his name i'm flooded with good feelings...and another case of an old cat who's heard so many people that he can't put his thumb right on him. I know my brain has him filed under the 'good guys' along with Eddie.
Another guy like this , for me, is Junie Booth...( I don't think I spelled his first name right)
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11-09-2004, 10:50 AM
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11-09-2004, 12:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: nyc | | | The other day as I was trying to escape a crowded L train, a guy offered to help me by grabbing my GK off my shoulder. We walked and talked for a while and he turned out to be Juini Booth. gotta love NYC. J F Jenny Clark is incredible by the way. I highly recommend the Michel Pettruciani recording with JF and Aldo Romano. burning |
11-09-2004, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Savino J F Jenny Clark is incredible by the way. | You meant was I guess.
He died on october 6, 1998. (at 44, quite young!)
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11-09-2004, 02:22 PM
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11-09-2004, 02:23 PM
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01-15-2009, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson  Oh man...there was one from awhile back...it was him and another bassist with Martial Solal. Just ridiculous great stuff. One of them, J-F as I recall, did mostly arco, while the other (NHOP maybe?) pizzed. Fuzzy on the details.
Sorry, O....can't remember the title, the album belonged to a friend. | Hello,
I'm French and I had the great pleasure to see JF Jenny-Clark on stage a few years before his death... he was very impressiver player, he could play in unison fast complicated themes, he made it effortless, and he had an immediately recognizable growl. Although he had graduated in classical at a high level, there are only few records where he plays arco... by the way, his father was American, so he had his name, but he never knew him (dead ?).
I have the recording with Martial Solal with him and another bassist who is not NHOP, but Gilbert Rovère who had a rather short musician career in France. The music is very arranged/written by Solal, but has some nice moments of improvisation. The way the two basses are combined is very interesting and well done. You can hear in the 2 channels : bow+bow, bow+pizz, pizz+bow, pizz+pizz. The name of the record : "Sans tambour ni trompette" ("without drum nor trumpet", refering to a French expression, when one is doing something quietly, without be heard or seen) |
01-15-2009, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Francois Blais You meant was I guess.
He died on october 6, 1998. (at 44, quite young!) | he was 54, in fact |
01-15-2009, 11:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: toronto canada | | Check this out, crappy video quality at sometimes but great playing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDV2ymSo-m0
I really loved this trios version of Last Tango in Paris, I have it on vinyl somewhere. Great band.
and this with michel portal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObwWM...eature=related
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01-15-2009, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by neal davis I really loved this trios version of Last Tango in Paris, ... | Charlie Haden has a funny story about recording the soundtrack to LAST TANGO....
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01-15-2009, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua Charlie Haden has a funny story about recording the soundtrack to LAST TANGO.... |
And the story goes something like ????  |
01-15-2009, 12:17 PM
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So it's old school film recording -the orchestra is set up below a large screen, conductor is facing the screen and the orchestra, Charlie and Gato are set up off to either side of the orchestra so that they can see the screen, the orchestra and the conductor (since they will basically be improvising to the action). So most of the stuff is going along just fine, but whenever they get to the sex scenes between Brando and Maria, the music would just turn to **** cause all of the cats in the orchestra are straining to look over their shoulders at the screen action....
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01-15-2009, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua CAVEAT:Not family friendly...
whenever they get to the sex scenes between Brando and Maria, the music would just turn to **** cause all of the cats in the orchestra are straining to look over their shoulders at the screen action.... | You just got to love the "Arts"  
P.S. Ed, Meant to PM you about book...very cool. I particularly like all of your descriptions, discussion, and explanation. Always great tp provide the "Why" within a learning context |
01-15-2009, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Treyzer P.S. Ed, Meant to PM you about book...very cool. I particularly like all of your descriptions, discussion, and explanation. Always great tp provide the "Why" within a learning context | MANY MANY thanks to Chuck and Mike Zisman for their help in precisely these areas. Chuck was great at making me "splain more" and Mike added so much of his own perspective on point sthat I would bring up.
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01-16-2009, 12:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Tx | | JF Jenny-Clark was fantastic. One good LP is the Paul Motion trio on ECM, the other one, Dance is the same band with Izenzon.
There are some great trio Joachim Kuhn and the Rudd lp mentioned above is by Enrico Rava on ECM. it is fantastic.
I think I also have a solo bass LP and a duo with drummer.
Speaking of Last Tango, a great bay are drummer Donald Robinson has a bit part in it - walking up the stairs with a saxophone case. He said Brando was REALLY drinking on the set!
Donald plays in fantastic trio called What We Live with my teacher Lisle Eillis. It is great Jazz-based free improv: http://www.emusic.com/artist/What-We.../11749413.html
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